Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 12 / Friday, January 17, 2014 / Notices 3201 

Comment Period from 02/04/2014 .0to 

02/19/2014. 

EIS No. 20130367, Draft Supplement, 

USFS, MT, Miller West Fisher Project, 

Comment Period Ends: 02/03/2014, 

Contact: Leslie McDougall 406–295– 

7431. Revision to FR Notice Published 

12/20/2013; Retracted by the request 

of the preparing agency. 

Dated: January 14, 2014. 

Cliff Rader, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities. 

[FR Doc. 2014–00929 Filed 1–16–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0069; FRL–9904–61] 

Pesticide Emergency Exemptions; 

Agency Decisions and State and 

Federal Agency Crisis Declarations 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has granted emergency 

exemptions under the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA) for use of pesticides as 

listed in this notice. The exemptions 

were granted during the period April 1, 

2013 to September 30, 2013 to control 

unforeseen pest outbreaks. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lois 

Rossi, Registration Division (7505P), 

Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 305–7090; email address: 

RDFRNotices@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. The following 

list of North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) codes is 

not intended to be exhaustive, but rather 

provides a guide to help readers 

determine whether this document 

applies to them. Potentially affected 

entities may include: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

The docket for this action, identified 

by docket identification (ID) number 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0069, is available 

at http://www.regulations.gov or at the 

Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 

Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West 

Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. The 

Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 

telephone number for the Public 

Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and 

the telephone number for the OPP 

Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review 

the visitor instructions and additional 

information about the docket available 

at http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

II. Background 

EPA has granted emergency 

exemptions to the following State and 

Federal agencies. The emergency 

exemptions may take the following 

form: Crisis, public health, quarantine, 

or specific. 

Under FIFRA section 18, EPA can 

authorize the use of a pesticide when 

emergency conditions exist. 

Authorizations (commonly called 

emergency exemptions) are granted to 

State and Federal agencies and are of 

four types: 

1. A ‘‘specific exemption’’ authorizes 

use of a pesticide against specific pests 

on a limited acreage in a particular 

State. Most emergency exemptions are 

specific exemptions. 

2. ‘‘Quarantine’’ and ‘‘public health’’ 

exemptions are emergency exemptions 

issued for quarantine or public health 

purposes. These are rarely requested. 

3. A ‘‘crisis exemption’’ is initiated by 

a State or Federal agency (and is 

confirmed by EPA) when there is 

insufficient time to request and obtain 

EPA permission for use of a pesticide in 

an emergency. 

EPA may deny an emergency 

exemption: If the State or Federal 

agency cannot demonstrate that an 

emergency exists, if the use poses 

unacceptable risks to the environment, 

or if EPA cannot reach a conclusion that 

the proposed pesticide use is likely to 

result in ‘‘a reasonable certainty of no 

harm’’ to human health, including 

exposure of residues of the pesticide to 

infants and children. 

If the emergency use of the pesticide 

on a food or feed commodity would 

result in pesticide chemical residues, 

EPA establishes a time-limited tolerance 

meeting the ‘‘reasonable certainty of no 

harm standard’’ of the Federal Food, 

Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). 

In this document: EPA identifies the 

State or Federal agency granted the 

exemption, the type of exemption, the 

pesticide authorized and the pests, the 

crop or use for which authorized, and 

the duration of the exemption. 

III. Emergency Exemptions 

A. U.S. States and Territories 

Alabama 

Department of Agriculture and 

Industries 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of mandipropamid on 

greenhouse grown basil to control 

downy mildew; April 19, 2013 to 

December 31, 2013. 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of potassium salt of hop beta 

acids in beehives to control varroa mite; 

May 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013. 

Arkansas 

State Plant Board 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of anthraquinone on rice seed to 

repel blackbirds; May 9, 2013 to June 

15, 2013. 

California 

Department of Pesticide Regulation 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of mandipropamid on 

greenhouse and shade house grown 

basil to control downy mildew; June 20, 

2013 to June 19, 2014. 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of methoxyfenozide on dates to 

control carob moth; July 11, 2013 to 

October 15, 2013. 

Delaware 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of dinotefuran on pome fruits 

and stone fruits to control the brown 

marmorated stink bug; May 31, 2013 to 

October 15, 2013. 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of bifenthrin on apple, peach, 

and nectarine to control the brown 

marmorated stink bug; June 7, 2013 to 

October 15, 2013. 

Illinois 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of mandipropamid on basil to 

control downy mildew; April 5, 2013 to 

October 15, 2013. 


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Kansas 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of potassium salt of hop beta 

acids in beehives to control varroa mite; 

April 9, 2013 to December 31, 2013. 

Louisiana 

Department of Agriculture and Forestry 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of fluxapyroxad on rice to 

control sheath blight; May 1, 2013 to 

August 1, 2013. 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of imidacloprid on sugarcane to 

control West Indian canefly on May 23, 

2013; Effective dates June 1, 2013 to 

August 31, 2013. 

Maryland 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of dinotefuran on pome fruits 

and stone fruits to control the brown 

marmorated stink bug; May 31, 2013 to 

October 15, 2013. 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of bifenthrin on apple, peach, 

and nectarine to control the brown 

marmorated stink bug; June 7, 2013 to 

October 15, 2013. 

Michigan 

Department of Agriculture and Rural 

Development 

Crisis exemption: EPA concurred with 

the reduced preharvest interval for the 

use of spinetoram on blueberries to 

control spotted wing drosophila; July 9, 

2013. 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of dinotefuran on pome fruits 

and stone fruits to control the brown 

marmorated stink bug; May 31, 2013 to 

November 30, 2013. 

New Jersey 

Department of Environmental Protection 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of bifenthrin on apple, peach, 

and nectarine to control the brown 

marmorated stink bug; July 16, 2013 to 

October 15, 2013. 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of dinotefuran on pome fruits 

and stone fruits to control the brown 

marmorated stink bug; August 2, 2013 to 

October 15, 2013. 

New Mexico 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of spirotetramat on dry bulb 

onions to control thrips; April 12, 2013 

to October 31, 2013. 

New York 

Department of Environmental 

Conservation 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of bifenthrin on apple, peach, 

and nectarine to control the brown 

marmorated stink bug; June 7, 2013 to 

October 15, 2013. 

North Carolina 

Department of Agriculture and 

Consumer Services 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of dinotefuran on pome fruits 

and stone fruits to control the brown 

marmorated stink bug; May 31, 2013 to 

October 15, 2013. 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of bifenthrin on apple, peach, 

and nectarine to control the brown 

marmorated stink bug; June 7, 2013 to 

October 15, 2013. 

Oklahoma 

Department of Agriculture, Food, and 

Forestry 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of potassium salt of hop beta 

acids in beehives to control varroa mite; 

May 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013. 

Oregon 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of fipronil on rutabaga and 

turnip to control the cabbage maggot; 

June 24, 2013 to September 30, 2013. 

Pennsylvania 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of dinotefuran on pome fruits 

and stone fruits to control the brown 

marmorated stink bug; May 31, 2013 to 

October 15, 2013. 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of bifenthrin on apple, peach, 

and nectarine to control the brown 

marmorated stink bug; June 7, 2013 to 

October 15, 2013. 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of etofenprox to control sciarid 

and phorid flies in mushroom houses; 

September 6, 2013 to September 6, 

2014. 

South Carolina 

Department of Pesticide Regulation 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of fluridone on cotton to control 

glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth; 

April 15, 2013 to August 1, 2013. 

Tennessee 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of sodium salt of fomesafen on 

immature soybean (edamame) to control 

glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth; 

July 1, 2013 to July 31, 2013. 

Virginia 

Department of Agriculture and 

Consumer Services 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of dinotefuran on pome fruits 

and stone fruits to control the brown 

marmorated stink bug; May 31, 2013 to 

October 15, 2013. 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of bifenthrin on apple, peach, 

and nectarine to control the brown 

marmorated stink bug; June 7, 2013 to 

October 15, 2013. 

Washington 

State Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of lambda-cyhalothrin on 

asparagus to control European asparagus 

aphid (Brachycolus asparagi); June 28, 

2013 to September 30, 2013. 

West Virginia 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of dinotefuran on pome fruits 

and stone fruits to control the brown 

marmorated stink bug; May 31, 2013 to 

October 15, 2013. 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of bifenthrin on apple, peach, 

and nectarine to control the brown 

marmorated stink bug; June 7, 2013 to 

October 15, 2013. 

B. Federal Departments and Agencies 

Agriculture Department 

Quarantine exemption: EPA 

authorized the use of ethylene oxide 

(ETO) to sterilize the interior surfaces of 

enclosed animal and auxiliary isolator 

units at the National Veterinary Services 

Laboratories and the National Animal 

Disease Center. May 14, 2013 to 

December 31, 2014. 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of ortho-phthalaldehyde (OPA) 

to control aerobic/microaerophilic water 

bacteria in the internal active thermal 

control system coolant of the 

International Space Station; August 9, 

2013 to August 8, 2014. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 


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Dated: January 10, 2014. 

Lois Rossi, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2014–00926 Filed 1–16–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0026; FRL–9904–69] 

Pesticide Products; Registration 

Applications for New Active 

Ingredients 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has received several 

applications to register pesticide 

products containing active ingredients 

not included in any currently registered 

pesticide products. Pursuant to the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is hereby 

providing notice of receipt and 

opportunity to comment on these 

applications. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 18, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number and the EPA File Symbol of 

interest as shown in the body of this 

document, by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ 

DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: To make special 

arrangements for hand delivery or 

delivery of boxed information, please 

follow the instructions at http://

www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.htm. 

Additional instructions on 

commenting or visiting the docket, 

along with more information about 

dockets generally, is available at http:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Lewis, Antimicrobials Division 

(AD) (7510P), email address: 

ADFRNotices@epa.gov; and Robert 

McNally, Biopesticides and Pollution 

Prevention Division (BPPD) (7511P), 

email address: BPPDFRNotices@

epa.gov; main telephone number: (703) 

305–7090, Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. As part of the mailing 

address, include the contact person’s 

name, division, and mail code. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. The following 

list of North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) codes is 

not intended to be exhaustive, but rather 

provides a guide to help readers 

determine whether this document 

applies to them. Potentially affected 

entities may include: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

B. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark 

the part or all of the information that 

you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information in a disk or CD–ROM that 

you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the 

disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD–ROM the specific information that 

is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 

complete version of the comment that 

includes information claimed as CBI, a 

copy of the comment that does not 

contain the information claimed as CBI 

must be submitted for inclusion in the 

public docket. Information so marked 

will not be disclosed except in 

accordance with procedures set forth in 

40 CFR part 2. 

2. Tips for preparing your comments. 

When submitting comments, remember 

to: 

i. Identify the document by docket ID 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

ii. Follow directions. The Agency may 

ask you to respond to specific questions 

or organize comments by referencing a 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

or section number. 

iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

iv. Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

v. If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

vi. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns and suggest 

alternatives. 

vii. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

viii. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

II. Registration Applications 

EPA has received several applications 

to register pesticide products containing 

active ingredients not included in any 

currently registered pesticide products. 

Pursuant to the provisions of FIFRA 

section 3(c)(4), EPA is hereby providing 

notice of receipt and opportunity to 

comment on these applications. Notice 

of receipt of these applications does not 

imply a decision by the Agency on these 

applications. For actions being 

evaluated under the Agency’s public 

participation process for registration 

actions, there will generally be an 

additional opportunity for a public 

comment period on the proposed 

decision. Please see the Agency’s public 

participation Web site for additional 

information on this process (http://

www.epa.gov/pesticides/regulating/

registration-public-involvement.html). 

EPA received the following applications 

to register pesticide products containing 

an active ingredient not included in any 

currently registered products: 

1. EPA File Symbol: 81179–G. Docket 

ID Number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0759. 

Applicant: BioProdex, Inc., 8520 NW. 

2nd Pl., Gainesville, FL 32607–1423. 

Active ingredient: Tobacco mild green 

mosaic tobamovirus U2. Product Type: 

Herbicide. Proposed Uses: Postemergent herbicide for control of 

tropical soda apple (Solanum viarum) in 

or on forestry areas, grass and grasslegume pastures, rangeland, sodproduction fields, turf, Conservation 

Reserve Program areas, other natural 

areas (e.g., wildlife management areas 

and Florida Greenways and Trails), and 

rights-of-way (e.g., power lines, 

railroads, and fire lanes). (BPPD) 

2. EPA File Symbol: 89265–R. Docket 

ID Number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0792. 

Applicant: Noxilixer, Inc., 1450 South 

Rolling Rd., Baltimore, MD 21227. 

Active ingredient: Dinitrogen Tetroxide/ 

Nitrogen Dioxide. Product Type: 

Gaseous sterilant. Proposed Uses: 

Industrial, Commercial and Institutional 

Facilities. (AD). 


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